Collision course: Inspector, constable suspended over attack on Tanzanian girl; 4 more held

Collision course: Inspector, constable suspended over attack on Tanzanian girl; 4 more held

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A day after home minister G Parameshwara said a Tanzanian girl facing a riotous mob was left behind by a patrol after which she was stripped and beaten up, a police inspector and a constable were suspended on Friday for dereliction of duty. Also, four more persons were arrested in connection with the attack on the girl, taking the number of arrests in the case to nine.

Constable Manjunath of Peenya police station, who was attached to a Cheetah motorcycle patrol unit, was suspended for failing to inform his seniors about the volatile situation, while Soladevanahalli station house officer inspector Pravin Babu faced the action for not taking action despite knowing that the woman was attacked on Sunday. He allegedly took her statements only a couple of days later.

City police commissioner NS Megharikh said the four accused were arrested on Thursday night and booked for assault, unlawful assembly , arson, rioting and outraging a woman's modesty . Megharikh said police have been interrogating the suspects and more arrests are likely. One of the persons arrested is a BJP leader. Locals on Friday staged demonstrations in the area.

Meanwhile, local media telecast CCTV footage of what was claimed to be that of the girl and her friend entering a BMTC bus around 8.17 pm on Sunday . The footage, which is vague, shows a mob chasing the two foreigners, who were out of the bus in 49 seconds.

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